Senior high students rally to demand free education (December 25, 2012)
 Private college teachers and students call for lower tuitions (November 14, 2012)
 Government approves plan to tighten control of education (July 2, 2008 )
 JCP holds talks regarding issue of high university tuitions  (July 3, 2008 )
 Students share experiences in activities calling for reduction of tuitions (July 8, 2008 )
 Japan’s poor educational environment among OECD (October 1 & 2, 2012)
 Gov’t accepts international covenant on free higher education (September 14, 2012)
 A student living in an apartment needs more than two million yen to enroll in private university (October 7, 2008 )
 Tokyo education board intervenes in high schools’ selection of textbooks (September 13, 2012)
 2012 national education assembly focuses on bullying problem (August 19-21, 2012)
 Zengakuren convention calls for drastic increase in education budget (March 4, 2009 )
 Action held against blacklisting student loan recipients  (March 6, 2009)
 Tokyo education board praises Japan’s past war in supplementary textbook (April 10, 2012)
 Osaka Mayor forces city workers to endorse ‘Kimigayo’ (April 7, 2012)
 Student loan borrowers will be blacklisted if repayment is 3 months overdue (March 23, 2009)
 Osaka school principal checked if teachers sing ‘Kimigayo’ (March 15, 2012)
 100,000 signatures opposing Osaka governor’s attempt to control education submitted (March 16, 2012)
 ‘Kimigayo’ singing bill forced through in Osaka City ( March 1, 2012)
 Osaka’s education ordinance forces control and competition (Part 1) (March 2, 2012)
 Osaka’s education ordinance forces control and competition (Part 2) (March 3, 2012 )
 Osaka’s education ordinance imposes control and competition (Part 3) (March 4, 2012)
 JCP Miyamoto demands that gov’t introduce grant-type scholarship programs (February 23, 2012)
 Court dismisses ex-high school principal’s claim against unfair rejection of reemployment (January 31, 2012)
 Top court nullifies teachers’ suspension and pay cut (January 17, 2012)
 More than half of college students receive scholarships in US and 5 European nations (December 11, 2011)
 Grad students: please lower tuitions (December 2, 2011)
 Osaka’s control of public schools violates law (December 8, 2011)
 Well-known public figures oppose Osaka ordinance interfering in public education (November 18, 2011)
 Gov’t should stop intervening in textbook use[Editorial] (November 1, 2011)
 Osaka governor uses abusive words toward P.E.N. Club (October 25, 2011)
 Osaka governor clashes with educational board members (October 28, 2011)
 Academics from Yokohama point out problems with nationalist-biased history textbook (September 22, 2011)
 Osaka teachers’ union handed to Osaka governor’s party signatures opposing bills to control education (September 22 & 23, 2011)
 Osaka education board opposes governor’s intervention in schools (September 18&19, 2011)
 Osaka citizens protest against governor’s intent to control education and prefectural gov’t workers (September 7, 2011)
 Education Ministry urges district in Okinawa to adopt use of rightist textbook (September 16, 2011)
 Japan’s share for education lowest among OECD nations (September 14, 2011)
 Osaka governor tries to dominate education and municipal workers[Editorial] (September 5, 2011)
 653 public figures oppose ‘Kimigayo’ regulation at school (August 20, 2011)
 6,000 teachers and parents hold study and exchange meeting (August 20 - 22, 2011)
 Osaka Gov. plots to give cities free hand to fire public school teachers (August 23, 2011)
 Tokyo approves war-justifying textbooks for junior high schools (July 29, 2011)
 Rightist civics textbooks distort constitutional principles (July 25, 2011)
 War-glorifying textbooks may be used in Yokohama schools (June 30, 2011)
 Teachers’ union protests against Saitama governor’s remark on ‘Kimigayo’ (June 17, 2011)
 Ordinance on ‘Kimigayo’ violates constitutional freedom of thought  (May 31, 2011)
 ‘Kimigayo’ bill rammed through Osaka Assembly (May 3 & 4, 2011)
 Punishment of teachers over ‘Kimigayo’ constitutional: Supreme Court (June 7, 2011)
 Tell students truth about nuclear energy: JCP Ichida (June 8, 2011)
 Top court hands down an unfair ‘Kimigayo’ ruling (May 31, 2011)